Cole's Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday!

Ok, to be honest here, I had the theme planned for Cole's second birthday for juuuusst about a year.  "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle is and has been one of Cole's most favorite books since birth.  And I LOVED planning a party around a children's book!

The invitations:

I looked all around for a Very Hungry Caterpillar shirt for Cole and couldn't find one that wasn't super cutesy - so I painted one for him:

I had so much fun putting together some decorations:

The food table, featuring foods from the book, of course:

 I had originally planned on using a piece of astro-turf grass for the table cloth, but it was SO expensive!  So I picked up this sheet for 50 cents at a yard sale and painted the border around it to look like the first pages of the book.  I love how it turned out!

These were some caterpillar kebobs, made from tomatoes and green olives:

 And the piece de resistance...the caterpillar cake:

We had one attempt at a family photo, but Cole was way more interested in his watermelon:

 and then we had cake:

Eating cake is serious business!

I think it's safe to say he liked it ;)

Grandparents on both sides spoiled Cole rotten with some presents!

 Grammy and Papa made Cole this incredible magnetic chalkboard:

What an amazing birthday my big boy had!